Cuff link



March 31. 1925.

1,531,961 G. A. LINES CUFF LINK Filed April 19 1924 INVENTOR. 5 a mmmPatented Mar. El, 1325.

ui'ren GRANT A. LINES. 91 ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.

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Application filed April 19, 1924. Serial No, 707,684.

To all 107mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, GRANT A. LINES, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Joseph, in the county of Buchanan and State of ltIissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CuffLinks, of which the following is a spec fication, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improvement in cuff links and moreparticularly to an extensible link permitting removal from a shirt towhich they are applied without releasing the links.

An important object of the invention is to provide in a device of thischaracter a swiveled mounting for one of the buttons of the link, sothat this button may be aligned with the buttonholes of-the cuff tofacilitate passage therethrough.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a structure havinga swiveled button mounting of this type in which in the normal positionof the button the a swivel head is held fixed.

These and other objects I attain by the construction shown in theaccompanying drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is showna preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a link constructed in accordance with my invention, theparts being in their normal position;

Figure 2 is a similar view, the parts being shown in extended position,the tubes being sectioned;

Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the outer head and its tube;

Figure 1 is a combined side elevation of the inner head and its tube;

Figure 5 is a view showing the inner head positioned for insertion inthe buttonholes of a cuff;

Figure 6 is a side elevation of the inner head at right angles to theelevation shown in Figure 4;

Figure 7 is a side elevation of the tube of the inner head taken atright angles to the view shown in Figure 4.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10indicates the outer button or head of the link and 11 the inner buttonor head which is usually made smaller than the outer button. Inaccordance with my invention, I provide the outer head upon its innersurface with a tube 12 having a constriction 13 at its inner end.Slidablv mounted within this tube is' a flange 14 of a second tube 15the body of which has a sliding fit with the inner surface of theconstriction 13 of the tube 12. The inner end of the tube 15 is bevelcut in its sides, as indicated at 16, thus providing outwardly extendingears 17 and these ears have openings 18 formed therein. Directed throughthese openings is a pin 19 upon which are swiveled lugs 20 formed uponthe outer face of the inner head" 11. Mounted within the tubes 12 and 15is a spring 22 engaged at one end with an eye 23 formed upon the rearface of the outer head 10 and at its opposite end with the pin 19forming the swivel mounting for the head 11.

This spring is of such length that it normally maintains the tube 15completely telescoped within the tube 12, as shown in Figure 1, in whichposition the end of the tube 12 abuts the outer face of the inner head11 and maintains such inner head 11 in a position transverse of the axisof the tubes and accordingly transversely of the buttonholes throughwhich the tubes may be directed. When, however, the tube 15 is withdrawnfrom the tube 12 slightly, as indicated in Figure 5, the inner head 11may be tilted, as indicated in this figure, to permit its ready passagethrough the buttonholes. Due to the spring connection, the link may beexpanded to permit passage of the hand through the cuff in applying orremoving the shirt or automatically returned to the position shown inFigure 1 when released. It will be obvious that the constructionhereinbefore set forth is capable of a considerable range of change andmodification without materially departing from the spirit of myinvention and I accordingly do not limit myself to such specificstructure except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:-

1. In a cuff link, a pair of telescopically engaged tubes, at headrigidly engaged with the outer end of one of the tubes, a head swiveledto the outer end of the other of said tubes and shiftable to a positionwhere it is substantially aligned with said tube, and a spring normallymaintaining said tubes in telescopic position and the last named head inengagement with the first named tube the last named head being mountedupon a pivot extending transversely of the last named tube, said springConnecting the first named head and said pivot. or V 2. In a cuff link,an outer head, a tube rigidly engaged with the inner surface of theouter head, an inner head, a tube carried by the inner head and slidablyengag ing in the tube of the outer head, means limiting the separatingmovement of said tubes and carriedby the tubes, and means housed Withinthe tubes normally maintaining the inner head for engagement with theinner end of the tube of the outer head, said inner head having a pivothaving its ends engaged With the tube thereof and extend alignment Withthe tube thereof, said means normally maintaining a telescopedengagement of the tubes comprising a tension spring arranged Within thetube and secured at one end to the outer head and at its opposite end tosaid pivot.

In testimony whereof I hereunto my signature.

GRANT A. LINES.

